Australian police arrest man over attempted attack on police station
Australian police on Thursday (July 21) arrested a man for an apparent attack on a Sydney police station, after he drove a car that local media said was loaded with gas canisters into its underground carpark. A staunch U.S. ally, Australia has been on heightened alert for attacks by home-grown radicals since 2014, having suffered several “lone wolf” assaults, including a cafe siege in Sydney in which two hostages and the...
Russian soldier killed on mission in Syria
A Russian soldier fighting in Syria’s Aleppo region has died after coming under fire, Russia’s defence ministry confirmed on Thursday (June 16). Sergeant Mikhail Shirokopoya who was part of a Russian ceasefire monitoring group in Syria, died of injuries sustained when the group’s vehicles came under heavy gunfire in early May, the defense ministry said in a statement. The 35-year-old was transferred to a hospital in...
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